How Kirk Hammett Bought A Famous "Two Million Dollar" Guitar Named "Greeny"
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- Опубліковано 27 лис 2022
- How Kirk Hammett Bought A Famous "Two Million Dollar" Guitar Named "Greeny"
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Kirk bro it does not matter how much you pay for it, could have been 5 million, the thing is that you have it, and you get to play and preserve the guitar like no one else, that is something to be proud of!
The more expensive that guitar the more proud! It's a piece of history of something we all share! Rock Music!!
Peter Green practically gifted it to Gary Moore and both made it their own. But Gary reminded us of its inherent sound with his Greeny tribute album. Hammet plays very differently to those guys. It will never sound like what the previous owners did with it in his hands. But at least it's not in some hedge fund billionaires' glass case
Still got the blues.
Let's hope it ends up with a real blues man after Hammett gets rid of it when he's dead
@@ziggylayneable Here's to hoping there will still be a real bluesman by then....
If you’re style is affected by the instrument you play then Kirk going to give us the blues soon.😊
@@johnnorris1983 Did that with Every lame Metallica LP...
Kirk is probably the only guy on earth capable of affording Greeny that wouldn't have just locked it away in a vault never to be seen again. Now it gets to be seen and heard on massive stages all over the world being used as the instrument it is instead of some pricey investment for a rich guy that doesn't play anyway
He probably paid 300k. One weekend gig
Probably Jo Bonamassa as well
@@godbyone He likely paid something very close to 2 million
@@rhaastaa no way in ballpark if 300k he gave interview. Said. Well below 500k way below
Kirk is someone I could listen to all day. He speaks with enthusiasm.
It’s cool that Kirk got the guitar. He really loves and appreciates all of the history that the guitar has gone through. And the best part, He plays it!!!
Don’t care how old or who played it . Not worth it . And no big deal . Sorry , I’m just not into these kinda stories . Its just another LP . It’s like carpenters talking about their hammers or saws. Blah Blah Blah …
He's barely ever seen without it.
@@ronaldtravis970 And yet here you are commenting about it 😂🤦🏼♂️
@@ronaldtravis970 Another Les Paul which would gain him or anyone (who owns it) profit and interest because the value of these doesn't go down, they only go up in value which means whoever owns these very valuable guitars gain profit and interest the longer they own it. So they're pretty much an investment too. Crazy how people overlook this point every time and just sounding straight up jealous lmao.
@@_M.Silva_ Nothing to be jealous about a boring story about a guitar. Investment can understand. Boring story about who played it or owned it before or how the coils are wound … No thanks .Boring 👎 jealous no , disinterested from a blah blah blah story and your response back yes . BORING .
By the Time Kirk got it needed some love to bring up back to what it could be. Between Gary Moore's ownership and Hammett buying it went through some hard times (and some claim it was not well cared for.) If you hate on Kirk for having it don't, he has as much reverence for this guitar as anybody. He knew what it was, paid a ton of money, and then paid a bunch more to restore it. Also, as the pictures show, it has been well used and is not in mint condition. I am happy for Kirk, he obviously cares about the instrument.
Gary Moore cared for this guitar. He allegedly sold it only to settle that "Still Got the Blues" lawsuit brought by that obscure German band.
@@p6x2 I think you are reading it differently than I intended. After Gary sold it, and before Kirk bought it , the guitar suffered some mishandling. That is maybe more clear. Kirk had to do some restoration work on it to bring it back to what it is today.
The car accident was not anything Gary did wrong. but it did happen while he owned the guitar and the guitar required extrensive repairs afterwards.
Gary indeed cared for the guitar, though when asked he had another burst he liked better. I don't think he would have sold it if he wasn't in such a financial predicament.
I'm glad it's in the hands of Kirk who really understands it's history and takes it out on the road to play it. I think both Peter Green and Gary Moore would look down with pride and see this guitar out on stage being played. It's fortunate that it's not in some museum or a wall hanger in some wealthy persons home never to be played live again or seen in public..
Well said.
Nothing cooler than adding Peter Green's guitar to your collection and really caring about it. Epic.
To all Kirk Hammett haters: He doesn't give a f*** your opinion.
I don't get the hate towards Kirk. He's just about as passionate about guitars as anyone on this planet. He's a well known collector (I remember he said back in the early days of eBay, he would just buy any weird effects/guitars he would came across), and you can clearly see, above all, he genuinely loves and respects the old guys.
I assume the people who are upset that Kirk has this guitar would rather it be displayed in a glass case in some finance bro's Miami f@ck shack.
I am not a big fan of Kirk's music and playing style, but I respect him immensely for playing the guitar live in concert; basically perpetuating its aura... Kudos!
bunch of boomers who hate loud music. they'll be in their graves soon enough.
he is a killer player whos services as a player have taken him around the world many times. his licks are some of the most recognizable in rock. he has made a living as a musician since at least the early 80's.
@@johnthemachine spiking chive
Be glad it wasn't Malmsteen who bought it. Or we would have a scalloped greeny with single coils by now.
🤣🤣🤣! No doubt!
this was really great !!!!!! thanks for setting the record straight....i'm happy he has the guitar now and all the cool sounds will continue on.......cheers!!!
Wow !❤
Greeny is in good hands now with you Kirk & is mostly likely worth more in you hands now I enjoyed what you said 🎸🎶🤘👍🖤
I'm so glad Kirk got this guitar. You deserve it bro! I've met the "Met" being a close friend of K. Kitt from Cleveland, who has known Kirk for many years, and I gotta say Kirk is an extremely nice guy. An absolute gentleman. Sean Black
Ah yes . The guitar that played " Albatross " with Peter Green . And I saw Peter G. in concert only once. New Year's Eve 1968/69 Chicago. With THAT guitar .🎸🎶
A legend owns a legend, crazy!
Glad he has it
Such an iconic guitar
Very cool story!! Congrats Kirk, it’s cool that the guitar came to somebody who appreciates it the way you do!👍
Short version, guitar wasn't bought or sold for $2 million. Shifted hands over time due to debt and somehow a video was made about it.
It’s so cool that Kirk plays the shit out of this guitar live
Awesome story, thanks for sharing
KH, although a completely different guitar player than Green or Moore, is very well aware of this LP's heritage - and he respects this guitar because of what it is ánd who played it.
I feel that the previous owners would love the fact Kirk still takes it out on tour, instead of sitting in some climate controlled storage to 'protect the investment'.
His reasonable price and my reasonable price are probably drastically different. But I'm glad he plays it regularly. Because sitting in a collectors hands is awful.
Well this is one hell of a guitar story
I freaking LOVE Kirk!!! You'll forever be my guitar hero, buddy! I could listen to you talk about guitars & music for hours upon hours :D
Everybody is freaking butt hurt over kirk for owning this guitar. I freaking love it! 🤣
Kinda like when Marty Stuart bought Clarence Whites B Bender..Everyone went crazy..
@@stargroves14 I have never heard about that one. Tell me more!
@@richardsilden5683 ua-cam.com/video/r8H08Xs_w8A/v-deo.html
I grew up listening to that guitar
Now , eating my heart out
Saw Gary Moore play that. At the time no internet. Had no idea. The history of the guitar. He sounded like Gary Moore. Great
I couldn’t imagine owning Gary Moore’s Les Paul, a man that intimidated Randy Rhoads!
He is so underrated
Gary intimidated EVERYONE
he walked on higher ground
I saw Gary Moore live in Tacoma in 1984 opening for RUSH.
Parisian walkways was a big hit at that time.
He rocked the house.
@@TheErik249 That must’ve been an amazing show! Gary and Randy Rhoads are my only 2 guitar hero’s I never got to see live. My 1st concert was Stevie Ray Vaughn, but that was before I played the guitar tho.
I got the Epiphone Bonamossa version, and I love the out of phase pickup sound, it's great in the studio.
What a story! Awesome job on the deal Kirk 🤘👍
I’m glad Kirk got it and plays live and loves it.
my dream guitar
With the replicas that Gibson is making… Kirk has got the money back and is probably making profit off that purchase!
Seems like a great investment for him!!
Glad it went to someone who appreciates it but also we get to see it and hear it… not in room locked up for the next 20 years
Great job Dean Delray for getting such a passionate telling of the tail from Kirk about Greenie 🤘
I'm a drummer and I love Vox! If a guitarist comes in for audition with a Vox I'm already impressed.
That is from Dean Del Ray's Let there be Talk episode with Kirk...check it out...Killer episode
Wild🤯🤯
Curious story of when Peter Green bought the guitar as most enthusiasts in the UK understand that Peter Green acquired the guitar when he joined John Mayall's Bluesbreakers. PG particularly wanted a Les Paul, because he liked the killer tone that Eric Clapton got with his. Sadly, this guitar has been so hyped for monetary gain and even Gary Moore remarked that when it was first sold, he felt that Maverick Music was parading it around the USA guitar shows 'like a bearded lady'. ... While 'name association' is doubtless key to its value, Phil Harris, who was 'custodian' for a while, he remarked it is very individual and not just for the 'sound'.
He still doesn't know that it has nothing to do with that the neck pickup is put in"the wrong way?"It's the magnets that makes that out of phase sound.
Great story great axe
Somewhere Joe Bonamassa is banging his head against the wall.😂
Wow man greenie omg 😱 such a story.I love les Paul's man sounds like greenie was a rarity.Kudoes to you Kirk 😳🤘🤘🤘😎😎😎
Think about the music that Peter and Gary made with this guitar and the legacy continues with Kirk . How cool is that
Hametsville ive got a squire strat that jimi hendrix looked at briefly..no man dont get ripped off broham...No guitar is worth that much..By the way you really are excellent and i live your playing...Excellent jammer as well as the othe guys...Yes you guys are fantastic...Jam on !!!!!
Now Gibson is making replicas of it. And if you buy one you get to go out to dinner with Kirk. Seriously, no joke. 😂
Yep,for 50,000 dollars 😐
@@denverrandy7143 Yeah, that indeed is the price! 🤑
Who's paying for dinner?
Probably you. Lol
Terribly run event. Many attendees not happy.
The neck pickup was put back in the wrong way round by accident after it was taken to a selma(amplifier) tech for repairs but he put the pickup back in by mistake as he wasn't a guitar builder,worked out OK though👍👍
The song that Rod Stewart and Peter Green did together is called Stone Crazy also playing on it is Jack Bruce and Aynsley Dunbar the bass line sounds like Led Zeppelin’s Dazed & Confused
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I believe it found itself in good hands
Fade to black outro with the greeny is worth it
It’s great Kirk has this guitar and plays the heck out of it! Much respect. Not sure why he felt the need to carve his initials into the back of it though…
It would be cool to see this guitar change hands to other famous guitar players continuously through out time. If it holds up. Although 🤔 I probably won't be around. Who's next In the line of succession?
listen to the fleetwood mac recordings with Peter Green and especially the Supernatural on john Mayell's a Hard Road album...amazing!
Kirk The Ripper 🎸🤘
Kirk's basically verifying what everyone should have known for the past 20 years. Virtually none of the 59 bursts are as high as people think they were. Even at the height of the bubble in the mid 2000's they were not 500K guitars like people thought. Yes, Duane Allman's Gold Top (not a 59 by the way) sold for 1.2 million, and some "famous owner" guitars sell for those prices, but nobody outside of guitar circles cares about Peter Greene. It's not like he was Hendrix or Kurt Cobain. (Kurt's guitars are the highest sold that we know about).
The bottom line is speculators who got burned during the collapse are still trying to manipulate the market to make people think they're extremely pricey. But if you notice those places never put a price up and never reveal what they actually sell for. That's because even at the height of the bubble they were around 250k. The last one that came up on auction sold for just over 200K. (172 thousand pounds). And that's an auction one. Probably got more than what a normal dealer one would bring. Kirk probably payed 2 to 4 hundred thousand at most. Normal non famous owned ones are going to be 100 to 200K at the most these days.
In short...almost the entire vintage guitar market was total bullshit fueled by speculating dealers. Since the collapse none of them are anywhere close to what most people think.
Peter Green is the forgotten guitar god, most people don’t remember him
Gary Moore, in his own words, says that Peter Green was the one who approached him about taking the guitar,and practically gave it to him.
But i for one think Kirk deserves it. He’s a different kind of legend,but a legend nonetheless.
Where is this clip taken from?
At least Bonamassa didn't get his hands on it
this instrument being in Metallica.. I think the instrument itself is proud of that lol
Wow.... cool shit ✌️
My wife and I saw Gary Moore in concert in Manchester, England. 'Greeny' was brought on to the stage by two massive security guards! We both thought it was cool AF! Then Gary played it: it took us to another place!
I think the Hammett on the case is cool!
This is from Dean Delray’s Let There Be Talk podcast for anyone wondering.
Excalibur of Guitars
Good to see KIrk is part of the Gibson family
A few hundred grand for history and folklore, and the mind fills in the rest. I would like a blind test on guitars like this. Nice story though.
Mick Fleetwood was also in Shotgun Express.
Makes me wonder why more players havent modded their LPs with the backwards neck pup if it sounds so great.....
I love the facft that Kirk has the money but he's smart enough to get a reasonable price.
Well, I have noticed that Kirk Hammett is a Blues Guitarist in a Metal Band
This guy carved his initials into the guitar body,
According to inside sources Kirk payed $750k for this 59. A non celeb owned 59 in great shape with a highly figured top sells for $500-$600k so 750k for the "greenie" is about right.
Someone should explain to him the neck pickup is out of phase with the bridge not just turned around.
Due to the nature of production there are never two guitars or cymbals that are exactly the same. (Paiste 2002 is an exception but it's a secret recipe apart from every cymbal.) But with guitars you'll never get the same lumber.
Part two: we used to have a game at Guitar Center were everyone picked out their favorite Fender Squier. I thought that was kind of cool. The Squier is more affordable than the stratocaster but if you find the one with the most grain it will resonate more. Ofcourse there are always 1000 variables in achieving your sound.
That is true. Also, older guitars like "Greeny" were made with old growth lumber. You can still find some old growth from wood collectors and boutique guitar workshops but they haven't been able to cut down old growth in decades, so it's very expensive. Old growth trees being several hundred years older than the one's being harvested for guitars, currently, have some very tight grain, and that's partially why vintage guitars, like Les Pauls, are highly sought after.
Pretty sure Metallica has lasted all these years because of Kirk's personality. Remember kirk playing Kramer and ESP's
If I had the money to spend and felt the same vibes…. Impossible to turn down.
Kirk be like 'yeah, but does it wha wha?
For $2M anything comes to you.
Okay. Now that I know Kirk didn't pay millions for it I feel better.
“I didn’t even pay half a million dollars.” 😂 That’s more than I paid for my house.
Was it the amp ? Not the guitar. ????
The story that he went with before was he called Page about it,he said it's a must have,get it,Mmmm.
I know this may sound trite but Kirk was a bit of an influence on me when they were firststarting out. I think it was all the string whipping he used to do. I grew past it and other players became more my thing ( EVH, DiMeola, Sanatana). But those early days were pretty heady for me. It might jave been youthful enthusiasm too. Nowadays his wah soaked ramblings are just not my thing.
Peter Green is amazing. Early Mac is the best, fantastic blues band.
couldnt happen to a nicer guy...is it on the new album? need to have some one on on with this thing, sit down and show us what its all about.
Turning the neck pickup 180 degrees will not get it "out of phase" in middle position.
The magnet on either neck or bridge pu needs to bee flipped 180 degrees.
Or it can be done electronicly.
Correct , the usual way is to just reverse the pickups wiring
Now imagine the price tag, after Kirk played it after the legends that played it before
Him….
Old vintage amps do this, an amp that plays "ghost notes," which are additional notes that the guitar player didn't play, what? What does that mean? Wahi' Valleys
"Ghost notes" He was hearing the notes in between
Over tones
But Robert Trujillo owns Jaco Pastorius' Bass........
Probably one of the most sought-after guitars is the 1959 Gibson Les Paul standard.
People go on and on about the look….the tone….the feel….the sound.
Peter Green screws around with his and doesn’t quite put it back together properly.
The result?
A vintage, much sought-after guitar that now sounds like……………a Fender Duo-Sonic.
Neck pickup? Fine.
Bridge pickup? Sounds good.
Both pickups? Fender Duo-Sonic.
With both pickups selected, that axe has that nasally/out-of-phase sound VERY reminiscent of the Fender ‘student’ guitars (Mustang…Bronco…Duo-Sonic…).
And yet, guitarists everywhere go on and on about how amazing ‘Greeny’ sounds.
For all we know, that guitar just might sound incredible if that pickup were installed properly.
But………we’ll never know.
Damn shame.
Old Kirk looks like Donny from The Big Lebowsky
"Donny, you're out of order ..............Dude ..............they peed on your fuckin' rug ..........and it really tied the room together..."
The neck pickup being round the other way has nothing to do with making it out of phase.
Correct ,that would not alter the sound much (if at all ) reversing the pickup wires is the way to do it .Or fitting a switch to reverse the pickup wires ,then you have tbe best of both worlds ,in phase or out of phase
No guitar is worth that much cash
Can someone explain the technicalities about the pickups sounding like a strat?
They don't really. But they're out of phase with each other, so in the middle position there's a more quacky thinner sound that can be appealing.
@@guitarandmore69 I don’t understand how flipping the humbucker over has anything to do with being out of phase. The polarity reversal in the wiring itself would be the key achieving true “ out of phase”.
@@SquierBulletBass-sj5bg I don't know, maybe phase cancelation is a better way to put it? It's like recording a guitar cabinet with two mics that are too close or whatever and cancel each other out. And you're left with a thinner sound.
The magnet in the pickup has been flipped.
@@SquierBulletBass-sj5bg Thats how l have always done it .Through a small toggle switch to reverse pick up wires when needed .
Track the LP sold by Kirk 😀😆
Sounds like a guitar the makes you have financial problems then have to sell it to the next guy but I think Kirk will be ok